I made it through my third week on the new job unscathed. I've only been called a Big Meanie! two or three times. Little Johnnie and I have a love/hate relationship. He knows that I love him, but that he'll find himself in time out whenever I catch him in the potty mouth phase.

Next week we're going to focus in on the color red, which will include making red jello, drinking red milk, learning how the heart pumps blood, as well as the telling of various stories (IE, Little Red Riding Hood, Clifford the Big Red Dog, The Little Red Hen). Why the color red? Because it leads into Valentine's Day. Why else?

(Perhaps I should do a study through the week to see if all the exposure to red makes the children more agitated or prone to tantrums. Are you seeing red yet?? Hrm..)

I've managed to collect 17 very large coffee cans for the children to use as Valentine's mailboxes. We're going to decorate them with tissue paper and a very sophisticated Elmer's glue wash, papier-mache style. I'll have to post pictures of that. I might need a reminder though.

The week after Valentine's we're going to have our very own Olympic celebration, complete with a "field day". There will be all sorts of games and races for the children to play, including but not limited to the infamous egg/spoon relay game (no worries, I'm going to hard boil them first.. four-year-olds aren't THAT talented), tricycle races, and the hug-a-balloon challenge! Then we'll all go inside and take a nice long nap... and the kids can sleep too if they like.

In other news, I finished my taxes. It took H&R Block long enough to get their e-filing situation worked out for the state portion of the process, but I won't complain.

Most importantly, look what I got today! I've been waiting forever for the store to carry the women's version of this shirt. It was finally on the shelves today. I am so easily excited. I apologize. At any rate, ask me how much it cost. No, go ahead, ask.

$4.98. I rock. You may now all refer to me as "Hot Lips". End transmission.